Creighton H
Nurs Clin North Am. 1980 Dec;15(4):789-802.
There are numerous nosocomial infections in hospitals; because they are an unexpected and undesired result of treatment, patients are inclined to bring lawsuits in an endeavor to recover damages. Although some patients do recover damages for nosocomial infections, on the whole it is difficult to do so. However, developing proper standards within a health care facility and updating them through well-educated and informed infection control practitioners such as the nurse epidemiologist are effective methods of preventing lawsuits. Strong infection control committees with the assistance of the medical staff and the hospital staff can reduce the threat of lawsuits stemming from nosocomial infections.
医院里存在大量的医院感染；由于它们是治疗中意外且不期望出现的结果，患者倾向于提起诉讼以试图获得损害赔偿。尽管一些患者确实因医院感染获得了损害赔偿，但总体而言很难做到。然而，在医疗机构内制定适当的标准，并通过受过良好教育且了解情况的感染控制从业人员（如护士流行病学家）进行更新，是预防诉讼的有效方法。在医务人员和医院工作人员的协助下，强大的感染控制委员会可以减少因医院感染引发诉讼的威胁。
